I did win, but it's kind of... KIA escaped six consecutive losses, but the bullpen was shaken again

Aug 27, 2025

I did win, but it's kind of... KIA escaped six consecutive losses, but the bullpen was shaken again
KBO League SSG and KIA match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 27th. Full bases loaded with no outs in the top of the 11th inning. KIA Park Chan-ho got a walk. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.27/



She escaped back-to-back defeats. KIA Tigers finally laughed after extra time.

KIA won the 12th game of the season against SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 27th after a close game of overtime. With this victory, KIA succeeded in escaping its last six consecutive losses, and SSG failed to win consecutive games. The eighth-ranked KIA again tried to narrow the gap with the middle-ranked team, and the third-ranked SSG stood in front of the rival teams by 0.5 games.

▶KIA starting lineup = Park Chan-ho (striker)-Wizdom (third baseman)-Kim Sun-bin (second baseman)-Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter)-Na Sung-bum (right fielder)-Oh Sun-woo (first baseman)-Kim Seok-hwan (left fielder)-Kim Tae-gun (capture)-Kim Ho-ryeong (middle fielder) starter Kim Do-hyun




▶SSG starting lineup = Park Sung-han (striker)-Jihoon Choi (middle fielder)-Choi Jung (third baseman) -Eredia (left fielder)-Hanyu Island (right fielder)-Ryu Hyo-seung (designated hitter)-Ahn Sang-hyun (second baseman)-Ko Myung-joon (first baseman)-Cho Hyung-woo (catcher) starting pitcher Anderson

SSG 'Ace' Anderson started, and KIA's game was in a tense pitching match with Kim Do-hyun facing off.

I did win, but it's kind of... KIA escaped six consecutive losses, but the bullpen was shaken again
KBO League SSG and KIA match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 27th. KIA starter Kim Do-hyun roars as he comes down the mound after pitching in the sixth inning. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.27/
KIA had a chance first in the top of the first inning, but it was canceled. After first hitter Park Chan-ho got on base with an infield single, he managed to steal second base when Patrick Wisdom struck out. However, with one out and runners on second base, Kim Sun-bin and Choi Hyung-woo only made a mistake.




SSG also got on base in the bottom of the first inning with a hit by leadoff hitter Park Sung-han, but the flow was cut off when he was embarrassed by the opponent's check.

Since then, neither team has been able to come up with a big chance. After Na Sung-bum's leadoff batter walk in the top of the second inning, Anderson is Oh Sun-wooHe struck out Kim Seok-hwan and Kim Tae-gun in a row.

On the same day, Anderson set a new record of 200 strikeouts (139 innings) in a single season in KBO history. The 200 strikeouts are the 18th in history.




SSG also had a hit by Guillermo Herredia in the bottom of the second inning, but failed to score due to Ryu Hyo-seung's double play.

SSG accumulated runners after a long time with consecutive hits by Ko Myung-joon and Cho Hyung-woo after one out in the bottom of the third inning. Park Sung-han struck out swinging at the runner's first and second base chances, and the score did not come out as Jihoon Choi was caught as a ground ball to the second base.

The same goes for the bottom of the fourth inning. The first and second bases with two outs made by hits by Choi Jeong and Ryu Hyo-seung. However, Ahn Sang-hyun was struck out with a not-out strikeout, and the opportunity fell through.

I did win, but it's kind of... KIA escaped six consecutive losses, but the bullpen was shaken again
KBO League SSG and KIA at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 27th. 1 out and 3rd base in the top of the 6th inning. Kim Ho-ryeong, the third baseman, rushed home when Wisdom's infield ground ball hit, but is being tagged out. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.27/
The 0-0 super battle continued. KIA succeeded in stealing second base following a hit by leadoff hitter Kim Ho-ryeong in the top of the sixth inning, and Park Chan-ho's infield grounder gave it a chance to hit third base with one out. However, taking advantage of Wisdom's ground ball to the third base, Kim Ho-ryeong, the third baseman, chose to rush home but was tagged out, breaking the flow.

SSG is in the same situation. After leadoff hitter Jihoon Choi's hit in the bottom of the sixth inning, Choi Jeong's double play eliminated the chance.

The march of zero continued. The two teams did not play until the eighth inning.

SSG had its first chance to finish when pinch runner Oh Tae-gon stole second base after Han Yu-sum's walk in the bottom of the ninth inning, but the game went to extra time as center fielder Kim Ho-ryeong, who was defending forward, showed tremendous concentration to catch a deep left-center hit.

I did win, but it's kind of... KIA escaped six consecutive losses, but the bullpen was shaken again
The KBO League match between SSG and KIA at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 27th. With no outs and runners on first and second bases in the 11th inning, Kim Ho-ryeong is safe at first base after buntting. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.27/
And at the beginning of the 11th inning. KIA finally broke the 0 march. He shook the SSG bullpen Jeon Young-joon. Following leadoff hitter Kim Seok-hwan's walk on base, Han Jun-su converted a strong ball from a bunt and recorded a hit to the right. The 9th batter, Kim Ho-ryeong's bunt attempt. He buntted safely toward third base, and Kim Ho-ryeong, who was quick, arrived at first base faster than third baseman Choi Jeong's throw. Runners are all safe. KIA provided a full base chance with no outs.

KIA finally scored its first score as Park Chan-ho drew a walk. After the loss, the SSG bench replaced the pitcher with Park Ki-ho.

I did win, but it's kind of... KIA escaped six consecutive losses, but the bullpen was shaken again
KBO League SSG and KIA match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 27th. KIA Kim Sun-bin hit a timely RBI single in the top of the 11th inning. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.27/
KIA had Wisdom's cool timely hit against the changed pitcher. Wisdom hit a single flowing in front of left field, and two runners homered. Wisdom is very strong with a batting average of 470 and 19 RBIs in 17 at-bats with the bases loaded this season. It wasn't the end. Kim Sun-bin also scored another point as he made a timely hit. KIA took a 4-0 lead by scoring four runs in the top of the 11th inning.

Defensive at the end of the 11th inning. KIA took Lee Joon-young to the mound. Lee Joon-young struck out pinch hitter Kim Sung-wook and caught Choi Jung with a foul fly to first base. When Heredia allowed a solo home run after two outs, KIA replaced the pitcher with Cho Sang-woo again after two outs. SSG took advantage of the additional scoring opportunity until the end with two outs and runners on second and third bases as Ryu Hyo-seung's double broke out.

SSG's extra point as Cho Sang-woo scores a wild pitch. Before we knew it, the situation of third base continued with two outs and a runner on the third base. Cho Sang-woo managed to keep the win by catching the last batter, Ahn Sang-hyun, with an infield grounder. Cho Sang-woo made his first save since moving to KIA.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.